Provost Paula Short gave Jaime
Ortiz a lofty task when he entered
the newly created position of vice
provost for Global Strategies and
Studies: Make UH the most global
university.
While UH consistently tops
“most diverse campuses” lists,
most notably
on U.S. News
& World
Report, a
global university excels
in foreign
Ortiz
language

and study abroad programs, has a
global curriculum, a large population of international students and
has various cultural activities.
A special goal for UH, as it is in
the energy capital of the world, is
to increase international energy
partners.
All of these things together, Ortiz
said, will add value to students’
degrees once they enter the workforce and are able to better interact
with people internationally.
“You have to be up to par with
what’s going on in the developments that the rest of the world is
having,” Ortiz said, “otherwise you
will become culturally and intellectually illiterate.”
This fall, Ortiz’s office will
launch a new initiative that provides passports to all or some of the

ORTIZ’S GLOBAL TO-DO LIST
AFTER PROVOST PAULA SHORT REORGANIZED THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, SHE CREATED THE
POSITION OF VICE PROVOST FOR GLOBAL STRATEGIES AND STUDIES—NOW HELD BY JAIME ORTIZ—TO
MAKE UH STUDENTS GLOBALLY PROFICIENT AND INTERNATIONALLY AWARE
Better a Universitywide global curriculum by working with professors and universities abroad.

Increase the population of visiting international faculty and students by programing visiting lecture series and
student exchange programs.
Making foreign language requirements for all undergraduate degrees. “It’s not enough to be just bilingual these
days,” Ortiz said.
Inspire and produce more cultural activities on campus throughout the year.
Provide more study abroad scholarships and opportunities for students involving academics, service, internship
and work opportunities.
Reach out to and collaborate with energy partners of the world, as UH is located in the energy capital of
the nation.
Infographic by Alonso Munoz | Written by Natalie Harms | Information from Jaime Ortiz

The Virtual Reality Lab at the Graduate College of Social Work places
addicts in a setting that will present them with temptations to take substances like alcohol. | Courtesy of Patrick Bordnick

The Virtual Reality Lab at the
Graduate College of Social Work is
making major progress in the fight
against addiction.
Headed by Patrick Bordnick,
the lab opened in 2011 as one of
the first studies focused on tobacco
cessation and is set up to assess and
treat craving and dependence on
tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and
heroin.
“We provide different treatment
protocols and aid in relapse prevention,” Bordnick said. “The data
indicated that virtual reality skills
training leads to coping skills in the
real world.”
For each study, the subject is
immersed in a virtual world that is
tailor-made to mirror their specific
addiction. A visual and audio component places the subject in a simulated environment, and a therapist

Is traditional face-to-face talk
therapy applicable to someone (of
this generation) who is always
plugged in? Combining therapies with
technology is the future.”
Patrick Bordnick, associate professor in the UH Graduate College of
Social Work
monitors the subject’s cravings and
vital signs.
Maria Wilson, an assistant to
Bordnick during his alcohol dependency study,
explained
how the proc e s s w o rk s.
“The partici- Bordnick
pant is in one
room and the therapist monitors
and controls the simulation from
an adjoining room,” she said.
The therapist can see the subject

through a window that connects
the two rooms and records data
on three different screens. The
first monitor tracks physical data
such as vital signs; the second
gives the researcher a view of what
the participant sees, and the third
monitor controls movement in the
simulated environment.
During each 20-minute simulation, the subject encounters a scenario that might trigger a craving.
For example, an alcoholic might
be confronted with a party scene,
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NEWS
CITY

Neighboring university
hosts MSNBC broadcast
The Daily Cougar News Services
Texas Southern University will
play host to MSNBC again April 25 as
the news channel visits the campus.
NBC announced “Growing Hope”
in March.
In it, MSNBC is traveling across
the country to universities in order
to encourage people to “engage with
the brand and share their hopes for
change around issues that impact
their communities,” according to a
NBC press release.
MSNBC came to TSU in 2010 for
a town hall meeting for the program

“O bama’s Amer ica : 2010 and
Beyond,” examining the 2008 presidential race one year after President
Barack Obama’s inauguration.
MSNBC encourages Houstonians
to come, share their experiences on
social media and lend their voices
to the project. Host Alex Wagner will
broadcast live from 3 to 4 p.m.
The event will be held from noon
to 7 p.m. at the TSU University Plaza.
For more information visit
msnbc.com/growinghope.
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Several lots, streets to
close for benefit walk
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Multiple UH parking lots will be
closing this weekend for the March
of Dimes — March for Babies Walk,
a walk to raise funds for expecting
mothers and for infants.
The walk takes place Sunday, but
parking lot closings will begin at 10
p.m. on Thursday for Lot 17A, 18A
and 18B, as well as a third of Lot 16B
starting Friday.
The part of Elgin Street between
Cullen Boulevard and Spur 5 will
be closed Sunday between 5 a.m.
and 1 p.m., and Spur 5 Northbound
between Old Spanish Trail and Elgin

will be closed between 7 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.
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Wheeler, all of University Drive
and Spur 5 top ramp from Pierce
Elevated will be closed. Cullen will
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All of Spur 5 from Highway 59
and I-45 will close at 8:15, to re-open
at 11:30 a.m.
All roads will be clear by 1 p.m.
Cars that are still on campus lots
once they have closed will be towed.

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THERAPY
continued from page 1

where their drink of choice is readily
available.
The avatars can speak to the
subject, as if the participant were
actually at the party.
When a craving is triggered, the
therapist provides coping skills to
the participant that then helps the
individual be successful in a similar
environment in the real world.
“Virtual reality provides a clinical
space to teach skills such as avoidance, urge surfing and assertiveness training to prevent relapse,”

ABROAD
continued from page 1

incoming students. While the official
details aren’t finalized, the intention
is there: UH wants its students to
study abroad.
“ They will ask themselves,
‘What do I
do with this
booklet?’ and
the immediate answer is
going to be, ‘I
can use it to
Armstrong
travel outside
the United
States,’” Ortiz said, “and that’s exactly
what we want.”
T h i s m o n t h , S h o r t a l l o tted $200,000 for study abroad

Bordnick said.
“(The goal is to) supplement traditional methods with technology.”
As technology becomes more
affordable, it is possible that addictions specialists around the world
will have access to virtual reality to
help patients simulate a real world
scenario, which is not currently possible in a traditional clinical setting.
“Is traditional face-to-face talk
therapy applicable to someone
(of this generation) who is always
plugged in?” asks Bordnick.
“Combining therapies with technology are the future.”

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The Virtual Reality Lab in the Graduate College of Social Work opened in 2011 as one of the first studies to focus on tobacco cessation and is set up to assess and treat cravings for and dependence on tobacco, marijuana,
alcohol and heroin. | Courtesy of Patrick Bordnick

scholarships, which students can
apply for to fund their adventures
abroad.
The scholarship money is necessary as most students can’t afford to
travel abroad.
Richard Armstrong, who leads
the program for The Honors College,
said the money is crucial if students
wish to gain a global perspective.
“Traveling when you’re a young
adult, is probably the most significant thing you can do, I guarantee it.”
“You live in a place like Houston,
and you think Houston is big, and
there is so much here, but the world
is so much bigger than Houston.”
Armstrong said.
“The nice thing about studying
abroad is you’ll get back (and) you’ll
notice a lot of things you never really
noticed from around the world in

Houston.”
The University also hopes to
expand its volunteer- and intern-oriented programs, hoping to positively
affect the visited foreign countries.
Through the Graduate College of
Social Work’s Latin-American Initiative, Luis Torres and his graduate
students take a social issue and work
with the locals to improve the country’s conditions.
Torres has worked extensively
with El Salvador during the last few
years.
This summer he will launch a
six-week course on family and youth
violence prevention.
The program is in collaboration with social work programs
in El Salvador and will take place
for two weeks in El Salvador, two
weeks in Houston and will be web

You have to be up to par with what’s
going on in the developments that the
rest of the world is having, otherwise
you will become culturally and intellectually
illiterate.”
Jaime Ortiz, vice provost for Global Strategies and Studies
interactive for the remainder of the
time. Another group from GCSW will
be visiting Bolivia to study and help
the mining communities there.
This close collaboration with
Latin American countries creates lasting relationships that
expands UH’s network of global
opportunities.
“Study abroad is really only one
piece of it,” Torres said. “Working
with other universities abroad is
part of the goal to lead to faculty

exchanges.”
These connections also develop
opportunities to do research or grant
writing collaborations, as well as
recruit foreign students.
“The impact extends beyond the
individual (study abroad) student,”
Torres said, “and really does have a
global impact on the UH campus,
the city of Houston and the countries
that we visit.”
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TRANSPORTATION

New fee won’t travel far with students

T

he Transportation and
Parking Advisory Committee is in talks to institute a
mandatory transportation fee that
would require students to pay an
additional $25 in student service
fees, a move
that would be
unpopular with
many students.
Though the
plan
to add on
Julie
another
student
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fee to a bill
students already have to pay to
receive their education is still only
in the consideration phase, some
interesting numbers are at play.
As of fiscal year 2013, student
service fees are already $250 per
semester. TPAC is running an
approximate $600,000 deficit, and
according to U.S. News and World
Report, 32,639 students are currently enrolled in the University.
If each of these students paid
the extra $25 fee, the University
would be set to gain $815,975.
While this could cover the
current deficit, the fee would be
unnecessary.
“Transportation and Parking
has a dual revenue source of both
parking permits and parking fines,”
said Student Government Association President Charles Haston. “I
don’t think it’s really necessary to
create a third revenue source for
them.”

A chunk of
my tuition is
already
going to whatever and
then another little
chunk might go to
something I might not
even use. Even if I do
believe it’s important
to have, I just don’t
think it’d be fair.”
UScholar Freshman
Diana Hindi, on why she
would oppose the new fee

The Transportation and Parking Advisory may institute a compulsory $25 fee for all UH students that they say will help pay for buses, shuttles and additional transit options | Izmail Glosson/The Daily Cougar
Director of Parking and Transportation Robert Browand said a
fee is being discussed, but it only
has gotten as far as discussion.
“If a fee was imposed, it would
go toward the cost of the existing
shuttle operations and fund additional transit services,” Browand
said.
Additional transit services
refers to the possibility of shuttles
buses that would take students
outside UH and to nearby areas
like Midtown.
It could be a beneficial service
for students, but students might
not be willing be to take on this
additional financial burden,

considering the other expenses
they have to pay.
UScholars freshman Diana
Hindi said on-campus transportation is important but not enough
for students to have to pay for it.
“A chunk of my tuition is
already going to whatever, and
then another little chunk might go
to something I might not even use.
Even if I do believe it’s important to
have, I just don’t think it’d be fair,”
Hindi said.
Biochemistry junior Tosobua
Ogbe agreed.
“I don’t drive. I walk everywhere on campus, and if I need
to go somewhere, someone else

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picks me up. It’s one thing for the
(Campus Recreation and Wellness
Center) and stuff like that, because
you have it there if you ever do
want to use it, but transportationwise, if you need to get somewhere,
you most likely won’t be using the
buses,” Ogbe said.
“They shouldn’t charge everyone for it, because there are a lot
of people on-campus who don’t
drive.”
Haston is adamant in his opposition to this proposed fee.
“I just don’t think we need a
new type of fee,” Haston said. “The
precedent of allowing an auxiliary
service to leverage a compulsory

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fee on the student body troubles
me.”
SGA will present legislation
opposing this fee today in its
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According to the bill “Opposition of Creation of Compulsory
Auxiliary Services’ Fees,” auxiliary
services — the category under
which transportation falls — was
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and financially independent,
meaning it would have no revenue
from student fees. The bill also
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adversely affect students’ finances,
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NEW FEE
continued from page 4

especially since about 70 percent of
UH students receive a need-based
financial aid, according to the bill.
TPAC also wants to levy this fee
on its own, but it would be unable
to, considering that it is studentfunded, so it is required to go
through the Student Fees Advisory
Committee.
In addition to student obstacles,
TPAC will also have to go through
the state. Texas legislation requires
that each Texas university and each
student service fee have its own
specific set of legislations.
If TPAC can get past roars of
student dissent, it’ll have to take on
the state next.
The campus needs to provide
more than just what we’re paying
for. For students who want to get
out there and explore the city,
other options exist; a fee is not the
only way it can be done.
A partnership could be struck
with the Metropolitan Transit
Authority or a rental car service
that would allow students to pay
on a usage basis instead of a flat,
mandatory fee.
Students could individually pay
for the services based on when
they actually use it. There’s no
need to take the money from every
student.
Another option the University
could look into is a rental bike
system. A system like this already
exists in Midtown. Since many
students are commuters and would
probably be unwilling to carry a
bike to and from school, a rental
bike service could prove more
useful.
Listen to the people you’re
serving. If they don’t want another
compulsory fee, don’t give them
one. The University needs to
remember who it really serves
— students.
And students being students,
they’re not going to agree to yet
another fee tacked onto their
already high college costs.
Opinion columnist Julie Nguyen is a
communications junior and may be reached
at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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Awareness must follow bill passage
The Daily Cougar Editorial Board
It has been a week since the
passage of the Josephine Tittsworth
Act, which affirms transgender
students’ right to identify with their
preferred name and gender rather
than what is printed on their birth
certificate.
The Daily Cougar Editorial
Board applauds the Student Government Association’s passing of
this bill.
This act not only affirms the
rights of transgender students, but
it also protects those students from
possible acts of discrimination and
violence from their peers based on
their gender presentation.
The passing of this bill also

opens a new door for a different
kind of diversity on campus.
“Although we talk about being
ethnically diverse, that’s not
where it stops,” said SGA President
Charles Haston on the night the
bill was passed.
“I’ve learned so much from this
school and learned how to respect
and work with other people that
I wouldn’t normally learn how to
work with.”
While the act wasn’t passed
unanimously, it is important to
remember that the opposition to
the bill, as well as the reason this
bill had to be passed in the first
place, was because of a lack of
awareness in the community.

But this lack of awareness does
not constitute sentiments of hatred
or bigotry toward members of the
LGBT community.
Many students who were
against this bill and the SGA
senators who voted against it, like
Senator-at-Large Alan Garza, are
not “intolerant and close-minded.”
It is also important to remember that SGA senators like Garza
are expected to act on behalf of the
interest of their constituents.
So while it is great that our
fellow students are stepping up
and fighting for what’s right, the
passage of the Josephine Tittsworth
Act should be a prompt for UH
administrators to play a more

active role in spreading awareness
and acceptance for this part of our
community.
This can range from conferences and advertisements to
providing a more accommodating
infrastructure for LGBT students,
as administrators at the University
of Houston-Downtown campus did
earlier this year with its genderneutral restrooms. Here at UH, we
already have 14 gender-neutral,
single-stall restrooms for the community to use.
This bill is a good start, but
it will need the full strength and
support of the UH administration
to help shape campus culture into
one of all-around acceptance.

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New head coach Ronald Hughey, who has spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach, will have the tough task of turning around a team that finished last in the American Athletic Conference. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Hard work allows Hughey to become head coach
Christopher Shelton
Sports editor

Only three years into his coaching career, Ronald Hughey knew he
wanted to lead his own program.
Still at South Carolina State,
Hughey was acquiring the necessary
skills while fulfilling all the roles an
underfunded program needed. He
served as the strength coach, team
nutritionist, film coach, recruiter and
maintenance man.
All of the hats he wore while moving up the coaching ladder prepared
Hughey for when he reached his goal
of piloting a basketball program. He
was announced as the Cougars’ new
women’s basketball coach in a press
conference Tuesday.
Hughey replaces interim coach
Wade Scott, who became the Cougars’ head coach following the abrupt
resignation of Todd Buchanan in late
December.
He said he has been ready for this
moment for a long time.

“I’ve got stacks of notebooks that
I wrote down different things from
different programs. And now, having
an opportunity to open up those notebooks and — woosah,” Hughey said,
referring to a relaxation technique
from the movie “Bad Boys 2.” “I’m
looking forward to it.”
Hughey, who has 10 years of
coaching experience, knew that
he could convince Athletics Director Mack Rhoades he was the right
candidate if given the opportunity.
However, of the 10 people who were
interviewed for the job, Hughey was
the lone candidate without head
coaching experience.
“Let me come and lay my cards
down like everyone else and get the
opportunity to compete. I love challenges. I have all my life,” Hughey
said. “I’ve always overcome, always
through hard work, perseverance,
commitment and sacrifice. Sacrifice is
my middle name. If there’s something
that needs to be done, I’ll do it.”
Hughey talked about graduation

and academics more than success on
the court, but he said he still expects
to build the Cougars into a championship-caliber team through hard work
and great recruiting.
His commitment to hard work is a
message Hughey already stressed to
his current players.
“He told the team in the initial
meeting that ‘if you’re not going to
work hard, you’re going to be a great
cheerleader on the bench, because
you’re not going to hit the floor,’”
Rhoades said.
Hughey has a history of working
with successful programs. He has
helped guide five schools to postseason appearances in each of the last
seven years, including taking six consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament
with four separate programs.
Before joining UH, Hughey worked
at Florida State, Texas and Rutgers,
where he worked with legendary
coach C. Vivian Stringer. His success,
willingness to work hard and history
with great coaches sold Rhoades.

“He knows what a championship
program feels and looks like. The biggest hurdle that we had to get over
was ‘is he ready?’ And that’s the same
hurdle for anybody that’s an assistant
coach,” Rhoades said.
Hughey is also known as a
recruiter. He helped Florida State snag
the nation’s No. 7 class by All-Star Girls
Report and No. 11 by ESPNW HoopGurlz in 2013. The class included three
top-100 players, including McDonald’s
All-American Kai James.
Hughey spent two years as an
assistant coach at the University of
Texas before arriving at Florida State.
While coaching the Longhorns, he
helped them reach NCAA tournaments in consecutive years and attain
top-15 recruiting classes.
After limited interactions, junior
forward Marche Amerson said she
liked what she heard.
“He seems very enthusiastic.
Speaking to him just before the press
conference, he said he’s going to bring
a lot of discipline and we’re going to

sacrifice the me for the we,” Amerson
said.
“Everything sounds great to me,
and as a team, we’re excited to be
moving forward.”
Hughey inherited a UH team with
three consecutive losing seasons,
including 6-25 overall and 1-17 during
its first year in the American Athletic
Conference.
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Florida State (44-22, 18-16)

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Texas (37-28, 15-19)

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Rutgers (19-15, 9-7)

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Central Florida (17-17, 11-5)

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Beams of colors will highlight the
campus as students prepare for the
second annual SpringFest Glowout.
The Student Program Board will
host its annual SpringFest from 8
p.m. to midnight at Lynn Eusan Park
today.
“Since the school year is almost
over and finals are coming up, we
wanted to give the students a last
hurrah to keep their spirits up,” said
SPB late nights and weekends chair
Ody Ezeigwe.
“For some students, they have
the most fun during the school year,”
Ezeigwe said. “Therefore, this is my
way of ending off everyone’s year in
a good note.”
Students will have opportunities
to dance, get a rare Cougar Trading
Card, compete in a glow capturethe-flag game, play laser tag and listen to music from a professional DJ.
SPB will host a master class
earlier in the day, from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. at the UC Circle Drive.
Students will get a chance to
learn how to DJ, and the two best
imitators will be given a 20-minute
set to perform during the event,
Ezeigwe said.
“We will also be giving away
free food, T-shirts and glow novelties such as LED foam sticks, LED
glasses and gloves, and glow sticks,”
said SpringFest Glowout committee
member Meera Norton.
The Glowout took months of
planning, said Phina Uzowulu,

SPB is hosting its annual SpringFest Glowout from 8 p.m. to midnight today at Lynn Eusan Park to help students relax before finals. | Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar
another committee member.
“Coming up with an idea students will get excited about is only
the beginning,” Uzowulu said. “Different aspects include marketing,
logistics and just bringing everything together.”
The Glowout is intended to be
an effective stress-relieving event,
Norton said.
“SpringFest is during Stress Free

Finals Week,” Uzowulu said. “The
school hosts a couple of events to
allow students to relax a bit in the
midst of stressful finals. SpringFest
will allow students who have been
studying all week to let their hair
down a little and have some fun.”
Students aren’t the only ones
who will get an opportunity to enjoy
themselves. Uzowulu said she is also
looking forward to the opportunity

to dance, since she lives on campus
without a car.
“I’m looking forward to covering myself with the glow necklaces,
bracelets, paint and LED gloves and
glasses,” Ezeigwe said. “That way I
can walk around campus and tell
students, ‘party at the park,’ and they
would just ... get in on the fun too.”

GLOWSTICKS
Relax with neon lights
Join the Student Program Board
in its second annual SpringFest
Glowout tonight.
Bursts of light will color the campus from 8 p.m. to midnight at the
Lynn Eusan Park.

While students particpate in the 7th annual drag show, UH LGBT club, Global, will
donate its proceeds to a nonprofit organization that helps LGBT youths, who were
kicked out of their homes. | Courtesy of Kayla Duggan

Drag kings and queens will
strut their stuff to raise donations
to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender youths.
UH’s LGBT club, Global, is
hosting its seventh annual Drag
Show at Meteor Lounge in Montrose on Thursday.
Students, along with other regular performers, have the chance
to perform on stage.
All proceeds from the show
will be donated toward HATCH, a
nonprofit that aids LGBT youths
who have been kicked out of their
homes, said Global President
Kayla Duggan.
“The show is not only fun and
entertaining, but it gives the amateur drag performers a chance to
get their name out and fundraise
for a good cause,” Duggan said.

Meteor will not charge a cover
fee for the Drag Show and will only
allow people 18 years and older to
enter.
The show begins at 7 p.m. and
will consist of musical performances and amateur and professional drag performers to entertain
throughout the night.
Although she has not seen any
of her friends dressed in drag,
Duggan is looking forward seeing
them perform.
“It’s going to be like a party,”
Duggan said. “And although I have
not seen the students dressed in
drag, I’m really looking forward to
seeing them perform and being
wowed at their skills.”
Global has existed for almost
10 years and provides a safe space
to anyone who is LGBT or an ally.
The Drag Show became the
organization’s annual event

when members began going to
the weekly drag shows at Meteor.
There, the performers showed
their courage by dressing like
someone else and to bring awareness about gender roles, Duggan
said.
“Don’t be afraid to be yourself,”
Duggan said. “I know it sounds
weird, because the performers
are dressing up like someone else,
but in reality, the drag kings and
queens are part of the performer.”
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Check out UH Global’s 7th annual Drag Show and Community
Showcase at 7 p.m. on Thursday
at Meteor in Montrose.
Guests must be 18 years or older.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 // 9

THE DAILY COUGAR

LIFE & ARTS

for summer & fall 2014

Students learned about ways to preserve the planet on Tuesday during UH Earth Day, a celebration hosted by the
UH Office of Sustainability, at Lynn Eusan Park. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

Students on Tuesday celebrated
the 44th year of Earth Day, a holiday celebrated annually on April 22
worldwide.
The Office of Sustainability hosted
UH Earth Day at Lynn Eusan Park and
invited students to celebrate the planet
while learning about sustainability.
The event included free food and
water, fun-filled activities and information about sustainability projects
from UH and local organizations like
the Horticulture Society, Galveston
Bay Foundation and the Houston
Arboretum and Nature Center.
“Earth Day was created to make
people more aware of environmental
causes and how we can all learn to
treat the earth better,” said Sustainability Program Manager Sarah Kelly.
“Our event will be a fun and exciting way for the UH community to
accomplish this.”
Twenty exhibitors from UH and the
city came out for Earth Day, Kelly said.
“All of the exhibitors will have
some kind of interactive exhibit or
display to engage students and other
attendees. It should be a fun, educational event,” Kelly said.

“We’ll also have some music playing. The artists either have an earthy
sound or support environmental
causes.”
History junior Farhan Khimani
said he appreciated the event and
enjoyed nature and tea samples.
“This was my first time visiting the
Lynn Eusan Park,” Khimani said.
“I like how they encourage recycling and gave out free water bottles.
It was a hot day, so the water bottles
were perfect for it. I also loved the
Honest Tea samples.”
Khimani can thank Facilities
Management Communications
Manager Jacquie Vargas for the
water bottles. Vargas said she hopes
to enforce the idea of reusing water
bottles to encourage recycling and
sustainability.
“Hopefully, our Facilities Management table has helped share how
much recycling we do and how much
we help the environment,” Vargas said.
“We have our water bottles, which
we’ve been giving ... to be used with
the H2O filling stations.”
Vargas said she hopes the stations
will encourage removing plastic water
bottles out of landfills.
“It’s a good way to encourage

Earth day is very closely related to what the
Outdoor Adventure Program does. Every
single thing we do, every trip we run, every
clinic we run, we use a ‘leave no traces’ principle.”
Daniels, UH Outdoor Adventure representative

people to use the water-bottle filling
stations. There are about 61 on campus now,” Vargas said.
“Of course, you don’t have to use
our water bottles, but we hope to
encourage that and bring to attention
the whole notion of sustainability,
taking care the environment and
passing on a better world for those to
come.”
Sports and fitness graduate student
Erin Daniels, who represented the
Outdoor Adventure program, said she
considers Earth Day one of her favorite
holidays.
“Earth Day is very closely related to
what the Outdoor Adventure Program
does,” Daniels said.
“Every single thing we do, every
trip we run, every clinic we run, we
use a ‘leave no traces’ principle.”
Daniel believes in eight simple
principles to help the environment.
“One of our principles is pack
everything in with you, pack everything out. So if you bring any food or
trash in, everything comes out when
we’re done with the trip,” Daniels said.
“(Another principle is) we minimize our camping impact. We make
sure everything we do is sustainable
in terms of the outdoor aspect of it.
We also get people out to the environment to enjoy nature and understand
why we want to protect it. So I think
it’s very closely related to what Earth
Day is all about.”
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written in
the sand
Lowest
high tide
Giver’s
opposite
Fretful
Staff note
Scuttling
crustacean
Some
pottery
class
projects
Saffronflavored
Spanish
dish
Place for
a fly, in
jokes
Van
Gogh’s
love offering
Drink with
distilled
cider
Leaves
home?
Additive
to some
tissues
One place
to be lost
Sword
handle
Out of the
rat race
(abbr.)
Winter
temps
may be in
them

UH’s Bremer
earns top 5
finish at AAC
tournament
The Daily Cougar news services
UH sophomore Raegan Bremer
capped the 2013-14 season Tuesday
afternoon with a fourth-place finish at
the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships at Hammock
Beach Resort and Golf Club.
Bremer used a consistent effort
all day to finish the final round with a
1-over-par 73 on the 6,235-yard, par-72
Ocean Course.
Bogeying her second hole of the
day, Bremer
rallied with
a birdie on
the 380-yard,
p a r- 4 f i f t h
hole and then
had only one
more bogey
Bremer
on No. 10 to
blemish her scorecard. She finished
the three-day, 54-hole tournament
at 225 to earn her fourth top-5 finish
of the season and led the Cougars for
the seventh time in 2013-14. She made
history earlier this month when she
captured medalist honors at the HBU
Husky Invitational at Sugar Land’s Riverbend Country Club, a first in program
history.
Like Bremer, junior Courtney Ferguson lowered her score for the third
straight day and tied for 12th with a
score of 234.
Bremer drained an eagle on the
fifth hole on the way to a final-round
75 and earned her fourth top-20 finish
this season. Freshman Emily Gilbreth
finished 30th at 246. The Cougars will
field a complete team in 2014-15 under
head coach Gerrod Chadwell and assistant coach Mary Michael Maggio.
Williams earns AAC honor
Sophomore Issac Williams was
selected as the American Athletic
Conference Male Track Athlete of the
Week after a top-notch performance
at the Mt. SAC Relays.
He placed third in the men’s 110meter hurdles invitational with a personal best time of 13.44, wind-assisted
(+2.9).
Williams ran against the world’s
best athletes, including six collegians.
His time is now the fourth-best
wind-assisted time in the world. Williams now has the top mark in the conference and sits third in the region and
fourth in the nation. Williams and his
teammates will head to the prestigious
Penn Relay Carnival at Franklin Field in
Philadelphia this weekend.
sports@thedailycougar.com

UH narrowly lost a midweek contest against Sam Houston 5-4 when a throwing error allowed the winning run to cross the plate. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

UH saw Sam Houston come into
Cougar Field for a Tuesday night midweek game and leave with a 5-4 victory.
UH (29-11, 6-6) lost a game of dramatic hits and 12 pitching changes. The
back-and-forth affair — which lasted
three hours and 25 minutes before

Sam Houston took the lead for good
— saddled UH pitcher Aaron Stewart
with his second loss of the season.
The winning run was scored on a sac
fly that saw left fielder Michael Pyeatt
drill a throw into the ground short of
the cutoff man.
The game saw seven UH pitchers
combine to allow only four earned
runs and walk only three, while

season total to 21, surpassing his total
from his Freshman All-American season last year. Senior pinch hitter Jacob
Lueneburg notched another extra base
pinch hit.
UH is now 1-1 against Sam Houston
for the season, having beaten them the
previous week in Huntsville.
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